After the emperor issued an edict to requisition the cavalry of all border counties and form an elite iron cavalry, Zhao Tuo knew that he would not stay long in Xianyang.

After the New Year, he will step down from his position in Shaofu, as the commander of the army, and go to the border counties to participate in the training of cavalry, while waiting for the 300,000 troops to assemble and conduct a short training, he will launch a Northern Expedition.

Zhao Tuo summoned his cronies and old troops who were still in Xianyang City to gather, and he was afraid that after the New Year, when the Qin State was preparing for a big war, all the official offices would be busy, and there would be no suitable opportunity to get together again.

"Are drunkards going to war too? You wise man, go to the battlefield and do something. I've heard that those Yueshi people, like the Huns, are all barbarians who eat cheese and cheese, and when they open their mouths, they are full of nonsense, you don't even understand the language, and that tongue is useless on the battlefield. ”

At the banquet, the black buttocks stared at Li Shiqi, who was sitting opposite, and his tone was a little apprehensive.

Li Shiqi opened his mouth and said: "%¥&*"

Black Buttocks looked confused, scratched his head and said, "What kind of bird language are you talking about?" ”

"Yue's language. There are people in the subject country who know the language of the Yue clan and the Huns, I specially went to learn it, and when the conquest begins next year, not to mention the proficiency of learning, at least there should be no problem in communication, and then go to the border county to find a translator to assist, and I will definitely be able to play with that group of Hu people between lips and tongues. ”

Li Shiqi smiled, turned his head to Zhao Tuo and said, "It's really not interesting to fight with those group of Confucian students every day in the school palace. It is still a great joy in life to follow the chief and go to the battlefield to rise to the rank of knight and make meritorious contributions, and the contemptible people have been waiting for this day for a long time. ”

"With Mr.'s help, it will naturally be easier to attack the Hu people in the north this time."

Zhao Tuo smiled slightly, raised his wine and drank, his eyes glanced at the black buttocks with a deflated mouth on the other side, as well as the expressionless Shibuma, Zhong Liyi, Lu Juan and others with disappointed faces, and shook his head secretly in his heart.

As Zhao Tuo's descendant and a great contributor to the extermination of the Six Kingdoms, his old subordinates returned to the Qin State, and in addition to being knighted, they were naturally assigned to suitable positions.

Like the black buttocks, now serving under the lieutenant, the official is Zhong Sima, the rank is Qianshi, and the grade is higher than Zhang Han's examination room order and Zhao Gao's CRRC government order, which can be regarded as a real outstanding.

But as a lieutenant's subordinate and the military attache in charge of the Beijing Division, the black buttocks have responsibilities and cannot follow Zhao Tuo's Northern Expedition.

The rest of Shijian, Zhong Liyi, Lu Juan and others are either in the position of the lieutenant or the lieutenant, and none of them can participate in this expedition, and they will miss this feast of military merits.

In this regard, Shima, Black Buttocks and others told Zhao Tuo that they wanted to resign and ask for their lives, and would rather not be those military attachés, but also want to follow Zhao Tuo to the battlefield to fight.

After Zhao Tuo hesitated, he still refused, and reassured everyone and asked them to do their jobs in their original positions.

In the past, when Zhao Tuo's title was not high, he brought tens of millions of people under his command, and through the relationship between Wei Yi and others, he could gather the old troops under his own hands and exert greater combat power, which was an unspoken rule in the army, and it was no big deal.

But now that Zhao Tuo is in a high position, he has to learn to master proportions.

As great as Wang Qian, he led the army to the battle, but he still needed to defile himself in order to be perfect, and his son Wang Ben and grandson Wang Li also had to stay in Xianyang.

Zhao Tuo is about to attack the Hu people in the north, and he has an army of 300,000 under his command, if several old generals who should not have joined the army at this time have all given up their original positions and enthusiastically entered the army.

What does this mean?

In the eyes of those who have a heart, it may become a reason to attack Zhao Tuo in the future.

Zhao Tuo is very clear, although the first emperor favored him and was still his father-in-law, his essence was still a monarch, and he was still an emperor who had been betrayed repeatedly.

If Zhao Tuo doesn't know how to converge by relying on his favor, there may be big problems in the future.

It's a tall body!

This is the way of life that Wang Jian taught him, and these cronies of his old ministry stayed in Xianyang, which could reassure the emperor.

Of course, the resignation of scribes like Li Shiqi and enlisting in the army did not have much impact. Compared with generals such as Shima and Black Buttocks, Zhao Tuo really needs a confidant and a clever lobbyist.

It's just that in the face of larger and larger wars, Zhao Tuo feels that it may be a little insufficient to rely on only one person to eat it.

"There are many people and there is a lot of strength, and the three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, maybe they can recruit some more staff and get a few powerful amateurs by their side, so that they will not be jealous."

Zhao Tuo's heart moved, thinking of a few capable people he knew his background and was famous in history, and decided to send someone to Kanto to invite him to conquer after the banquet was over.

The old ministry is too conspicuous, and it's time to cultivate a new group of cronies.

Thinking about this, Zhao Tuo became in a very good mood, comforted everyone at the banquet, staggered the plans, and drank after the banquet, but the guests and hosts were happy.

It's just that at the end of the banquet, when listening to Black Buttocks and others talking about their longing for war, Zhao Tuo's mind inexplicably thought of another war.

The autumn harvest has come to an end, and I'm afraid I'm afraid I'll do it too, right?

……

Mountains and forests south of Shu County.

The yellow leaves of the forest are rustled by the autumn wind, and from time to time the fallen leaves flutter and float in the air.

Li You, the lieutenant of Shu County, was draped all over his body, riding on a tall horse, silently watching the mountains and forests in front of him.

Behind him, there were 8,000 heavily armed Qin soldiers.

This is the army recruited from all over Shu County after the autumn harvest.

After a while, a few people in the forest came out, stepped forward to bow to Li You, and reported: "The county lieutenant, those tribes of the people have been invited, and they are all gathered in the mountains here, waiting for the county lieutenant to come and discuss. ”

"Well, they deserve to die here."

Li You nodded, his eyes full of murderous intent.

On his side, the county Sima Batang hesitated a little and said, "County Lieutenant, do you really want to do this?" I think that although the asking price of these tribes is high, if they know the benefits and harms, threaten them with the soldiers of our Qin army, and then negotiate the price, it is possible to accept them. ”

"Huh, and then what? I surrendered to these little people here, bribed a lot of money, there are still more than a thousand miles to the Dian country, the middle Yi tribe does not know how many, all learn from these people to ask me for money, how much money can I give? ”

Li You sneered and whispered: "How powerful the Six Kingdoms of Shandong are, they have not been destroyed by my Great Qin, and now my invincible Qin army in the world wants to bribe these barbarians in order to open the road to the Dian Kingdom, if this matter reaches the ears of the emperor, what kind of image will I Li You have!" ”

"My Li You's title is made, not bought!"

In the face of the rebuke of the county lieutenant, the county Sima was resigned and did not dare to speak again.

Li You turned his head and looked at the mountains and forests in front of him.

He entered Shu in March, when the spring ploughing was about to begin, and he could not use soldiers, so Li You happened to be familiar with the environment, train soldiers, and at the same time understand the intelligence of the Southwest Yi, and think about the tactics of this battle.

It didn't take long for his old father Li Si to send a letter from Xianyang, saying that a veteran had suggested to him that Li You could attack the southwest Yi and use a strategy to win over and divide the country.

Li You felt that this matter was feasible, so he sent people to win over those tribes of the Yi people.

At the beginning, this matter was relatively smooth, and several small Yi tribes near Shu County, facing the threat of the Qin army's strong forces and the temptation of some goods, naturally immediately surrendered.

However, there are many species in the southwest, and there are some large tribes with tens of thousands of people, who either disdain to submit to the Qin army because of their strength, or dislike that Li You's wealth is too small, and finally refuse.

Li You is not good at dealing with this kind of problem, and he has a headache in the face of this situation.

It was at this time that he received another letter from his brother.

Li You immediately lost patience with these Yiren tribes who did not surrender, and did not want to spend any more effort on persuading them to surrender.

"Agree to my conditions and surrender to Great Qin, and you can protect all the populations."

"Whoever dares to bargain with me, die!"

Li You's face was indifferent.

He pretended to coax the tribes of the people who bargained with him to come here, claiming that everything was easy to discuss, and he intended to give a high price, but in fact he was already secretly killing.

Li You looked at the mountains and forests in front of him in the autumn, and saw that the fallen leaves were flying, the vines and grass were withered and yellow, and the trees that had lost their moisture were very dry, which was good fuel at a glance.

The weather is dry, and it is a waste not to set fire.

"This fire is enough to burn the courage of the people of Southwest Yi, so that they can know what kind of person I, Li You, are! Let my Li You's prestige spread in this southwest! ”

Thinking of this, Li Youmu flashed brightly, and he thought of his past experience in Nanjun.

A unique pleasure spread throughout his body, making his body tremble.

Li You turned around and gave an order to the soldier holding the torch behind him.

His voice, with a tremor of excitement.

"Set fire to the mountain!"

(End of chapter)